this kind of ornament seems to be common in harpsichord keys. does it have a practical use to? what is the official name/term? i can hardly find anything in the internet about it. thx
This rounding occurs in a greater or lesser extent in most early keyboard instruments including organs. Naturals on some instruments are almost pillow-shaped. There could be some practical advantage in helping the finger to centre on the key. Whatever the original intention, it is a nice finishing touch.
@hpschdnu it does several things for the keyboard player. One doesn't get things stuck in between the gaps(avoid breaking your nails for instance. easier to slide up and down the keyboard. And last but not least to make the section between each whitekey(in this case black-) more clear. But yeah, originally it was probably just done for looks and and a more nice and smooth touch.
The sides of the natural heads are rounded back to the tram track for the full depth of the keycover. As the keycover is nominally 2.5mm thick, the radius of the rounding is the same.
this kind of ornament seems to be common in harpsichord keys. does it have a practical use to? what is the official name/term? i can hardly find anything in the internet about it. thx
meyerchen86 1 year ago
This rounding occurs in a greater or lesser extent in most early keyboard instruments including organs. Naturals on some instruments are almost pillow-shaped. There could be some practical advantage in helping the finger to centre on the key. Whatever the original intention, it is a nice finishing touch.
hpschdnu 1 year ago
@hpschdnu it does several things for the keyboard player. One doesn't get things stuck in between the gaps(avoid breaking your nails for instance. easier to slide up and down the keyboard. And last but not least to make the section between each whitekey(in this case black-) more clear. But yeah, originally it was probably just done for looks and and a more nice and smooth touch.
Ianthe22 1 year ago
The sides of the natural heads are rounded back to the tram track for the full depth of the keycover. As the keycover is nominally 2.5mm thick, the radius of the rounding is the same.
hpschdnu 3 years ago
thanks for this video, what radius is the chamfer/or what router bit size is used to do this?
michaeljking 3 years ago